Weather/Snow ~ First Date ~ Picture of the Day ~ Recliner Chairs ~ Crockpot Chicken Chile Rice Casserole ~ Arlon and JoAnne Webb ~ National Clam Chowder Day

  

Good 23º morning. Burrrr...........

 

 

Yesterday the snow............ 

 

Then the sun came out and it started melting..........

 

 We topped at 60º.

 

Today, February 25, 1974, 49 years ago, was my first date with Jerry. He treated me to steak and lobster dinner. We totally enjoyed the evening and each other. Instant love. From that day on we were always together.

 

Picture of the Day.....WHAT????  (look close!)

 

 

Interesting about recliners..........

 

A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. It has a backrest that can be tilted back, and often a footrest that may be extended by means of a lever on the side of the chair, or may extend automatically when the back is reclined.

 

A recliner is also known as a reclining chair, lounger and an armchair.

 

Modern recliners often feature an adjustable headrest, lumbar support and an independent footstool that adjusts with the weight and angle of the user's legs to maximize comfort. Additional features include heat, massage and vibration. Some models are wheelchair accessible.

 

Recliners can also accommodate a near supine position for sleeping (making them a multifunctional furniture), and are common in airplanes and trains, as well as in homes.

 

The word recline was first used in the 1660s. Beginning in 1880, the word recliner was used to describe a type of chair.

 

Around 1850, the French introduced a reclining camp bed that could serve as a chair, a bed and a chaise longue. It was portable and featured padded arm rests and a steel frame. In the late 1800s, many designs were found for motion chairs that were made of wood with a padded seat and back. Designs from France and America included a document or book holder. The first reclining chair was reportedly owned by Napoleon III.

 

Knabush and Shoemaker, two American cousins, are credited with gaining a patent on a wooden recliner. The design was the same wooden bench recliner found in other designs. Issued in 1928, the patent led to the founding of La-Z-Boy. In 1930, Knabush and Shoemaker patented an upholstered model with a mechanical movement.

 

In 1959, Daniel F. Caldemeyer patented a recliner as owner of National Furniture Mfg. Co based in Evansville, Indiana. The design was based on the science of kinetics that he used while serving in the US Air Force. His design was used by NASA for the seats in Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.

 

His chairs were used in the ready room for these missions and can be seen in the movie Apollo 13. The Secret Service bought 50 of them for President Lyndon Baines Johnson as a Christmas gift. A Life magazine photo of President Johnson, post gall bladder surgery, has the President lifting his shirt and showing his scar while sitting in one of these chairs. The Presidential Seal was embossed on these chairs with one currently in the Smithsonian Institution and another at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. With over 300 patents, Caldemeyer added the foot lift rest, heated seating and massage features to this chair and had the patent for the first entertainment center.

 

 

 

Crockpot Chicken Chile Rice Casserole

3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

3 cups rice, cooked

10.75 oz cream of celery soup

4 oz can diced green chiles

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1 cup sour cream

salt and pepper to taste

optional: garnish with chopped green onions

 

 

1. Mix everything together in a 4qt crockpot, except optional garnish
2. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours
3. Garnish servings with chopped green onions, if desired

 

 

Yesterday was a special anniversary for friends Arlon and his bride JoAnne Webb. They are celebrating their 61st!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS!!

Arlon was a graduate from Woodrow Wilson High in El Sereno.

 Wedding picture:

 

 

Historically this date......

1919 – Oregon places a 1 cent per U.S. gallon tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax.

 

1932 – Adolf Hitler obtains German citizenship by naturalization, which allows him to run in the 1932 election for Reichspräsident.

 

1964 – Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston, Ali took the title.

 

1991 – Gulf War: An Iraqi scud missile hits an American military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia killing 28 U.S. Army Reservists from Pennsylvania.

.........Rest in peace soldiers. God Bless you.

 

And births this date include...

1913 – Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989)

 

1929 – Christopher George, American actor (d. 1983)

 

1938 – Diane Baker, American actress

 

1943 – George Harrison, English singer and guitarist, member of The Beatles (d. 2001)

 

1971 – Sean Astin, American actor

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Saturday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

Each year on February 25th people across the nation have a bowl and spoon ready to be filled with clam chowder as they prepare to participate in National Clam Chowder Day.

A clam chowder in its simplest form is a soup or stew containing clams or fish. The most common type of chowder includes milk or cream as well as potatoes, though the Manhattan clam chowder has tomatoes.

The origin of the word “chowder” is up for a little bit of debate.  The French word for cauldron is “chaudiere.”  The English word “jowter” means fish peddler.  Both are on the hook for possible origins.

 In chowder, along with the clams, it is common to find diced potatoes, onions (often sautéed with pork or bacon drippings) and celery.

Following is a list of the basic clam chowder variants:

• New England clam chowder
• Manhattan clam chowder
• Rhode Island clam chowder
• Delaware clam chowder
• New Jersey clam chowder
• Hatteras clam chowder
• Minorcan clam chowder
• Long Island clam chowder
• Puget Sound clam chowder